1、B) He created a private account for his fiance.C) He won the case against his employer recently.D) He was fired because of breaking company rules.Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.3. A) It is widely used in Kenya.B) It has been increasing in value.C) It makes poor peoples li
2、fe easier.D) It lowers the buying power of the rich.4. A) It is a non-profit group located in Nairobi, Kenya.B) It works hard on replacing the national currency system.C) It introduced a community currency to a village in Kenya.D) It makes a series of investigations on trade and jobs in Kenya. Quest
3、ions 5 and 6 will be based on the following news item.5. A) Several states declared an economic emergency.B) Many women are too old to get pregnant.C) Some babies were born with brain defects.D) Birth rates have fallen down greatly. 6. A) 10B) 29C) 2,400D) 3,1007. A) A mosquito-borne virus.B) A seve
4、re chest infection.C) The shortage of medicine.D) Bacteria from Latin America.Section B In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, y
5、ou must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Conversation OneQuestions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) It is used by more people than English.
6、 B) It is more difficult to learn than English. C) It will be as commonly used as English. D) It will eventually become a world language.9. A) Its popularity with the common people. B) The effect of the Industrial Revolution. C) The influence of the British Empire. D) Its loan words from many langua
7、ges.10. A) It has a growing number of newly coined words. B) It includes a lot of words from other languages. C) It is the largest among all languages in the world. D) It can be easily picked up by overseas travelers.11. A) The English grammar is quite easy. B) It is greatly influenced by French. C)
8、 It could be pronounced easily. D) It is attractive to England beginners.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) To place an order. B) To apply for a job. C) To return some goods. D) To make a complaint.13. A) He works on a part-time basis for the company. B) He h
9、as not worked in the sales department for long. C) He is not familiar with the exact details of the goods. D) He has become somewhat impatient with the woman.14. A) It is not his responsibility. B) It will be free for large orders. C) It depends on a number of factors. D) It costs15 more for express
10、 delivery.15. A) Make inquiries with some other companies. B) Report the information to her superior. C) Pay a visit to the saleswoman in charge. D) Ring back when she comes to a decision.Section C In this section, you will hear three passage. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions
11、. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are base
12、d on the passage you have just heard.16. A) No one knows for sure when they came into being. B) No one knows exactly where they were first made. C) No one knows for what purpose they were invented. D) No one knows what they will look like in the future.17. A) Measure the speed of wind. B) Give warni
13、ngs of danger. C) Pass on secret messages. D) Carry ropes across rivers.18. A) To find out the strength of silk for kites. B) To test the effects of the lightning rod. C) To prove that lightning is electricity. D) To protect houses against lightning.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the pas
14、sage you have just heard.19. A) She was born with a talent for languages. B) She was tainted to be an interpreter. C) She can speak several languages. D) She enjoys teaching languages.20. A) They want to learn as many foreign languages as possible. B) They have an intense interest in cross-cultural
15、interactions. C) They acquire an immunity to culture shock. D) They would like to live abroad permanently.21. A) She became an expert in horse racing. B) She learned to appreciate classical music. C) She was able to translate for a German sports judge. D) She got a chance to visit several European c
16、ountries.22. A) Take part in a cooking competition. B) Taste the beef and give her comment. C) Teach vocabulary for food in English. D) Give cooking lessons on Western food.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A) He had only a third-grade education. B) He
17、once threatened to kill his teacher. C) He often helped his mother do housework. D) He grew up in a poor single-parent family.24. A) Careless. B) Stupid. C) Brave. D) Active.25. A) Watch educational TV programs only. B) Write two book reports a week. C) Help with housework. D) Keep a diary.Part Read
18、ing Comprehension (40 minutes)Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank i
19、s identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Scholars of the information society are divided over
20、 whether social inequality decreases or increases in an information-based society. However, they generally agree with the idea that inequality in the information society is 26 different from that of an industrial society. As information progresses in society, the cause and structural nature of socia
21、l inequality changes as well.It seems that the information society 27 the quantity of information available to the members of a society by revolutionizing the ways of using and exchanging information. But such a view is a 28 analysis based on the quantity of information supplied by various forms of
22、the mass media. A different 29 is possible when the actual amount of information 30 by the user is taken into account. In fact, the more information 31 throughout the entire society, the wider the gap becomes between “information haves” and “information have-mots”, leading to digital divide.Accordin
23、g to recent studies, digital divide has been caused by three major 32 class, sex, and generation. In terms of class, digital divide exists among different types of workers and between the upper and middle classes and the lower class. With 33 to sex, digital divide exists between men and women. The g
24、reatest gap, however, is between the Net-generation, 34 with personal computers and the Internet, and the older generation, 35 to an industrial society.A) accustomedB) acquiredC) assemblyD) attributeE) championsF) elementsG) expandsH) familiarI) flowsJ) fundamentallyK) interpretationL) passiveM) reg
25、ardN) respectivelyO) superficial In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each para
26、graph is marked with a letter. Answer the question by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Joy: A Subject Schools LackBecoming educated should not require giving up pleasure.A When Jonathan Swift proposed, in 1729, that the people of Ireland eat their children, he insisted it would sol
27、ve three problems at once: feed the hungry masses, reduce the population during a severe depression, and stimulate the restaurant business. Even as a satire (讽刺), it seems disgusting and shocking in America with its child-centered culture. But actually, the country is closer to his proposal than you
28、 might think.B If you spend much time with educators and policy makers, youll hear a lot of the following words: “standards”, “results”, “skills”, “self-control”, “accountability”, and so on. I have visited some of the newer supposedly “effective” schools, where children shout slogans in order to learn self-control or must stand behind their desk when they cant sit still.C
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